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Today I talk about the..
Ponzo Illusion!
Look at this picture...
You will probably notice 2 lines which the near line is smaller than the far line.
What if I told you these 2 lines were the same size? DUNN DUNN DUNNNNNN
This is called the Ponzo Illusion
How It Works
The Ponzo Illusion was first demonstrated by Mario Ponzo in 1913.
We view this scene using leaner perspective or one point perceptive as shown in class.
Our brain thinks that since the second line seems to be farther away than the first, it would need to be longer in order to match the size of the the first line. As a result our brain decides to "edit" the picture and make the line seem longer.
More Examples
Bibliography:
The Ponzo Illusion and Depth Perception. 2008. Optical Illusions. Web. 31 May 2015. <http://www.opticalillusion.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/squareyellow.jpg>.
The Perceptual Cues that Reshape Expert Reasoning. 2012. Scientific Reports. Web. 31 May 2015. <http://www.nature.com/srep/2012/120711/srep00502/images/srep00502-f1.jpg>.
Ponzo Illusions. 2010. Blogger. Web. 31 May 2015. <http://i40.tinypic.com/dmdu6d.gif>.
Ponzo, Mario. The Ponzo Illusion. 1913. Web. 31 May 2015. <http://facstaff.uww.edu/mccreadd/Tracks%20PonzA%20simpleJPG.jpg>.
Cherry, Kendra. "Optical Illusions: The Ponzo Illusion." About Education. N.P, N.D. Web. 31 May 2015. <http://psychology.about.com/od/sensationandperception/ig/Optical-Illusions/The-Ponzo-Illusion.htm>.
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